Gold held firm on Thursday as the U.S. dollar hovered near 10-month lows on bets that central banks in Europe and Britain are preparing to scale back monetary stimulus.

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* Spot gold was nearly flat at $1,249.58 per ounce at 0041 GMT.

* U.S. gold futures for August delivery rose 0.1 percent to $1,249.70 per ounce.

* The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled on Wednesday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump.

* A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a chocolate factory in Australia.

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